By MARVIN HAMLETT
Editor
A search warrant was served on a suspected indoor marijuana operation last Wednesday, resulting in what authorities are calling the biggest indoor bust in Appomattox County history.
The bust occurred near the Evergreen community at 891 Cedar Tree Road, where close to $90,000 of pot and drug materials were seized.
Gentry Marshall Maddox, 41, and his wife, Marjorie Anna Maddox, 39, were each arrested for felony manufacturing of marijuana, as well as felony possession of a firearm while manufacturing more than one pound of marijuana.
Gentry Maddox is being held at the Lynchburg Blue Ridge Regional Jail without bond, while Marjorie Maddox in being held at the Appomattox County jail without bond.
The Appomattox County Sheriff's Office conducted the narcotics search warrant along with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.
According to a press release from the Appomattox County Sheriff's Department, "The Search Warrant led to the biggest indoor hydroponic marijuana grow to date in Appomattox County. The grow yielded approximately $50,000 worth of seized marijuana and approximately $30,000-to-$40,000 of seized material that was used in the manufacturing of this marijuana."
The press release further stated: "This seizure has a significant impact to the Appomattox Community. This seizure has had a significant impact on the use and distribution of illegal drugs throughout the region."
This case is still an ongoing investigation.